HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • January 11th, 2006 • HSBC Finance CORP • Personal credit institutions • Illinois
* A description of particular tax, accounting or other unusual features of the Securities should be set forth, or referenced to an attached and accompanying description, if necessary to the issuer’s understanding of the transaction contemplated. Such a description might appropriately be in the form in which such features will be described in the Prospectus Supplement for the offering.
HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION Medium Term Notes Due Nine Months or More from the Date Issued DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • January 11th, 2006 • HSBC Finance CORP • Personal credit institutions
HSBC Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with you and any other agent who may become a party to this Distribution Agreement after the date hereof (each an “Agent” and collectively the “Agents”) with respect to the issue and sale by the Company of its Medium Term Notes (the “Notes”) and, if applicable, warrants to purchase Notes (the “Warrants”). The Notes will constitute a part of a series of senior debt securities, unlimited as to aggregate principal amount, to be issued under the Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of December 15, 2004 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank (the “Trustee”), which incorporates therein the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Standard Multiple-Series Indenture Provisions for Senior Debt Securities dated as of December 15, 2004. The terms and rights of any particular issuance of Warrants shall be as specified in the applicable warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement
